Yor Ngone was born in Khan Khav village, Baray commune, Triang district, Takeo province (Takeo province is located in the southeastern part of Cambodia). He moved to Banlung, a town in Ratanakiri province, northwestern Cambodia, in 1968 after the encouragement of the Sangkum Reah Nyum policy (1954-1970). Yor Ngone went to Ratanakiri accompanied by his young wife. Now 57 years old, he has moved around and lived in several places, but all within the Ratanakiri province. He has 9 children, most of whom work at similar jobs as Mr. Ngone, which includes fishing and collecting non-timber forest products.
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